Metals processing specific

Tracking by weight or pieces or by other measure such as linear feet, square feet etc.

Product shapes are user-defined with up to 10 user-defined dimensions

Shapes can be defined with a set of dimensions

Multiple allowable size ranges for any product to validate order entry

Multiple allowable standards and grades

Any number of standardization systems such as ASTM, AISI plus internal and customer-specific standards

Each standardization system can include any number of user-defined standards

Products can be further described using user-defined properties with a customizable list of allowed values

Product definition includes: the parent product, the shape of the product, a list of standards that are supported for the product, a list of grades that are supported within each standard, a list of properties (other than shape attributes), a status flag

Automatic specification of possible input and output products for each production process – avoids mismatch of material and work center

Automated advanced product search to find the best materials for a process

Automated interface to nesting software to combine orders for most efficient laser burning

Scanned bar code identification of materials to quickly identify actual input to a work center

Automatic substitution of general inventory allocation based on Inventory Code to allocation of a specific tagged input item.

Work orders are generated based on Sales Order requirements in a fully integrated process between order entry and production. A hold in Order entry immediately holds the production order.

Work orders contain multiple production steps which are allocated to separate production orders